Having already made the ODI and T20I debuts in 2021, the Mumbai batter was longing for the Test cap. The dream became a reality when the former India player and coach Ravi Shastri handed him the Test cap in Nagpur ahead of the first Test of the BorderGavaskar Trophy.
"Shabaash Surya (well done Surya). The dream which we saw at the start of the journey has come true. Keep your focus and enjoy the game," an emotional Aswalkar, who honed Surya's cricketing skills along with coach Ashok Kamat, at the BARC (Bhabha Atomic Research Centre) ground in Anushakti Nagar, Chembur (Mumbai), told this daily. Adding further he said. "Even India head coach Rahul Dravid asked him to play his natural game and enjoy the moment without worrying about anything else."
This story is from the February 15, 2023 edition of The Morning Standard.
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